Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Mills County Man arrested following Pursuit
(Glenwood) A Mills County man is in custody following a pursuit that started near Pacific Junction. Deputies attempted to stop a 2008 Chrysler 300 near Highway 34 and 190th Street. The driver, identif...
Tom Robinson Nov 28, 2021
Iowa Preparations Being Made For Afghan Refugee Move-Ins
(Des Moines, IA). -- A coalition of agencies and organizations is preparing to help as many as 13-hundred Afghans resettle in central Iowa by the middle of next year. Mak Suceska is head of the Iowa B...
Mandy Billings Nov 28, 2021

Iowa Is "The Insurance State"
(Des Moines, IA) -- More than 180 insurance companies are now headquartered in Iowa -- and Iowa Economic Development Authority director Debi Durham says no other state gets a higher percentage of its ...
Mandy Billings Nov 28, 2021
DNR issues safety reminders ahead of shotgun deer season
(Area) Iowa's Shotgun Deer season will begin next weekend. Bryan Hayes with the Iowa DNR says now is the time to get prepared for a safe hunt. "This weekend would be a good weekend to go through your ...
Western Iowa Today Nov 27, 2021

Rotary Auction Raffle Money Donated to SHIFT ATL
(Atlantic) SHIFT ATL President Jessie Shiels says the money generated from the Atlantic Rotary Club's Annual Auction will help fund numerous projects. The Rotarians 38th annual auction generated $35,4...
Tom Robinson Nov 27, 2021
Governor: Documentation Will Provide Justification For Spending $450K On Salaries
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa's governor says her staff is getting the documentation together to justify spending 450-thousand dollars of federal COVID relief funding on salaries last spring. Democratic St...
Western Iowa Today Nov 27, 2021
Algona Police Officer Fires at Suspect Leading to High Speed Pursuit
(Algona, IA) -- Authorities in northwest Iowa are investigating after an Algona police officer fired at an alleged suspect early Thanksgiving morning. Police responded to a disturbance at a Super 8 mo...
Western Iowa Today Nov 27, 2021
Waterloo Man Gets 9 Years For Being Passed Out in Vehicle With Loaded Gun
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- A Waterloo man found with a loaded handgun while passed out in a car is going to federal prison for more than nine years. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Adnan Alibegic was sentenced...
Mandy Billings Nov 26, 2021

Massena Chamber of Commerce Christmas Lighted Parade set for Saturday
(Massena) "'Tis the Season is the theme for this year's third annual Massena Chambers Christmas Lighted Parade on Saturday. Chamber member Doug Venteicher says the State Champion CAM football team are...
Tom Robinson Nov 26, 2021

DAISY Award Presented to Sara Beth Jones, BSN, RN
(Atlantic) Cass Health proudly announces that Sara Beth Jones, BSN, RN was honored with the DAISY Award on November 17, 2021. As the Lead House Supervisor, Jones oversees the day to day operations reg...
Mandy Billings Nov 26, 2021







